Another danger associated with thunderstorms, especially to
personal property, is hail.
This hailfall occurred in Altus, Oklahoma
in 1982 and was accompanied by several
tornadoes.
Hail causes more monetary loss than
any other type of thunderstorm-spawned severe
weather.

Annually, the United States alone
suffers about one billion dollars in crop damage
from hail.
Hail rarely kills people, but these
were hollow words in China in May, 1986
when 100 people were killed, 9,000 injured,
and 35,000 homes destroyed by an intense
hailstorm.